Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1322: Agreement

There was no need to mention Kou Chongxue. Even Shang Xia’s jaws dropped when he heard the news.

Kou Chongxue couldn’t help but ask, “For there to be so many variations of their battle formation... Can they even complete their training for all of them?”

True Immortal Shao spoke again, “It’s nothing too difficult. The members in each squad and camp are pretty much fixed and they wouldn’t be shifted around a lot. All they have to do is to train with the same people every time.”

“Do you mean to say that each variation of their battle formation is different? Wouldn’t that mean that when different camps work together, their battle formation would be slightly different? What would happen then? From what I know, even when they work across different camps, their battle formation doesn’t seem to be affected...” Shang Xia raised an eyebrow and questioned at the side.

True Immortal Shao shook her head and sighed, “I don’t know the specifics, but what I can be sure of is that their battle formation has something to do with their Star Robes.”

Shang Xia frowned and looked at Kou Chongxue.

Kou Chongxue understood that Shang Xia was asking if it was information Feng Ziying had sent back before, but he shook his head so slightly such that the others wouldn’t notice anything. After all, he didn’t know anything about it.

After a moment of contemplation, Shang Xia asked True Immortal Ban, “When Tong Yutang worked with the True Immortals of the other worlds to kill Zhuge Xiang, were the experts of your world involved?”

“We did...” True Immortal Ban nodded slightly and continued, “I know what you wish to ask. Back then, Tong Yutang used the battle formation that the 7 Camp Commanders would use. The battle formation is meant to be used by True Immortals, and other than Tong Yutang and Xing Xingtian, the others only received a short guide on how to use their part of the battle formation. Everything would be controlled by Tong Yutang and if we wish to understand the secrets of the battle formation, we will need to grab Tong Yutang and beat it out of him. Otherwise... Even if everyone else brought out the guide they were given, we wouldn’t be able to learn the battle formation.”

True Immortal Ban spoke in detail about the cooperation between the Spirit Tinkle World and Tong Yutang when they killed Zhuge Xuang, but he didn’t know anything about the battle formation. Throughout his explanation, he never said anything about the identity of the person who took part.

Shang Xia didn’t harp on the reason behind it, but there was no need for him to hide some matters regarding his involvement. He quickly added, “Before they surrounded and killed Zhuge Xiang, Tong Yutang once requested the Talisman Grandmasters of the various worlds to craft a Variant Formation Talisman. I was a part of them and discovered that the Formation Talisman I was to craft wasn’t complete. It’s only a small part of the actual talisman, but it seems to also be related to the Star Robes. Does anyone here know anything about it?”

“True Immortal Shang, so you were the one who was involved...” Cao Jian couldn’t help but speak up again, “My sect once had a Talisman Grandmaster who was about to step into the sixth rank, and he was hired by the Star Origin Guards for a high price. Unfortunately, he was unable to complete the talisman initially. Only after receiving another similar talisman did he manage to barely replicate it. Originally, I thought that my sect would be able to produce another rank six Talisman Grandmaster soon, but he died in an accident soon after... It was a shame...”

“I’m afraid it’s no accident. He was silenced by them.” Shang Xia replied.

Turning abruptly to face Shang Xia, the anger in his eyes was evident and clear.

Shang Xia quickly explained the powerful strike across the stars he experienced not too long after completing the talismans.

After he was done, Shang Xia turned to True Immortal Ban and laughed, “I recall how when I was returning to the Spirit Luxuriant World from the Azure Flame World, the Spirit Abundance World launched another invasion. Among them were 3 experts from your Spirit Tinkle World...”

True Immortal Ban forced a chuckle. “True Immortal Shang, please understand that it all happened in the past... True Immortal Jiu and the other 2 were killed in the War of the Spirit Tinkle World and our rank six Talisman Grandmaster who crafted the Formation Talismans for Tong Yutang also went missing. From the looks of it... He should have met his end under Tong Yutang’s devious schemes...”

Shang Xia was slightly taken aback, but he shook his head and no longer cared about the matter of the Spirit Tinkle World’s involvement.

Qu Guan seemed to have thought of something and he quickly asked, “True Immortal Shang, do you have a plan to replicate the Camp Commanders Battle Formation of the Star Origin Guards?”

“Yes. I believe all of you have seen the might of the battle formation during the War of the Spirit Tinkle World. The Spirit Mammoth World and Spirit Abundance World had more than 10 high-level True Immortals, but they didn’t dare to easily take on the attacks of the Camp Commanders whose cultivation was of random levels.”

A light shone in Gu Guan’s eyes and he asked, “True Immortal Shang, you seem confident enough... Do you have something to rely on to be so sure we can replicate it?”

Glancing at Kou Chongxue, Shang Xia eventually nodded after a slight hesitation. “Does the Star Origin Lord Robe count?”

“WHAT?!”

“Whose robes again?! Did you get it from Zhuge Xiang?!”

“You actually got your hands on it!”

“So... You’ve been to the Essence Ping World!”

“Were you related to Wen Juxiang’s death?!”

One had to admit that everyone present was extremely sharp and they were a bunch of elite cultivators. Shang Xia only revealed the existence of the Star Origin Lord Robes when everyone managed to guess most of the events he was involved in.

Even though they were merely asking some questions at the moment, they already knew the answer in their hearts.

The third tier True Immortals in the hall also shot Shang Xia a complicated gaze. It was especially so for Yang Taihe and Zhang Xuansheng’s clones. It seemed as though they were starting to lose control of their clones from the shock they received.

Shang Xia didn’t hide the existence of the Essence Ping World from them, but he didn’t mention everything he went through and what he gained when he returned. After all, things like that weren’t easily revealed.

Sucking in a long breath, Shang Xia muttered, “Everyone, we’re talking about the Camp Commanders Battle Formation right now. If we are able to replicate it, we might possess the ability to resist Seventh Order energy.”

The high-level True Immortals in the hall quickly composed themselves and Qu Guan was the first to speak again. “True Immortal Shang, as a rank six Talisman Grandmaster with the Star Origin Lord Robe, you had the opportunity to craft the Variant Formation Talismans Tong Yutang requested. I would like to make a bold assumption now... Have you grasped the method to craft all the Variant Formation Talismans?”

Shang Xia looked at everyone present and nodded slowly. “My research into them is nearing the end, but I need a little more time.”

Even though they guessed as much, Qu Guan and the others heaved a sigh of relief after hearing his affirmative answer.

True Immortal Ban nodded at True Immortal Shao at the side and True Immortal Shao responded quickly. It didn’t take long before a robe that had a 70 percent resemblance to the Star Robes appeared before Shang Xia.

True Immortal Shao explained, “My Senior Brother once took part in the battle to kill Zhuge Xiang. This is something he left behind. True Immortal Shang, will this be useful for your research?”

Shang Xia carefully examined the Star Robe in his hand and a look of joy appeared on his face. “Of course! This is great. However, the material used to make this...”

“I’m afraid you will need to ask Tong Yutang about this. He personally prepared the materials required...” True Immortal Shao shook her head and sighed.

Qu Guan interrupted suddenly, “Looks like all we need to do is to understand the Camp Commander Battle Formation and learn the method to replicate all 7 Star Robes...”

“5...” Shang Xia waved the Star Robe he received from True Immortal Shao and continued, “We have this, and there is no need to replicate the Star Origin Lord Robe.”